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Department of Wildlife: Investigators rule out bird flu, West Nile, avian botulism in pelican deaths near Reno
Investigators still are not clear what killed the 22 pelicans found dead in early October at Washoe Lake, south of Reno, the Nevada Department of Wildlife reported.
"They have ruled out avian influenza, West Nile virus and avian botulism," NDOW spokesman Chris Healy said.
"The fancy answer is the usual suspects are no longer suspects, and they're looking for something else."
The Reno Gazette-Journal - www.rgj.com
S Timko
03 Dec 2010
Location: Washoe Lake, Nevada, USA - Map It 
More Pelican News
>>> Reward increased for information on dead pelicans [North Topsail Beach, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA - Map It ]
]Public warned to stay away from sick foxes in Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge residents are being warned to stay away from foxes because of an outbreak of mange, which can be transmitted to humans. The city says there have been an increase in calls about sick foxes in Wheat Ridge and surrounding communities, some of them so sick they are wandering around in a dazed state.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has determined that the sick foxes have a condition known as "sarcoptic mange."
. . . Lisa Stigall, spokeswoman for the Wheat Ridge Police Department, said mange is contagious to other animals as well as humans.
Denver Post - www.denverpost.com
H Pankratz
02 Dec 2010
Location: Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA - Map It
OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS
Photo credit: P Klaunzer/EPA- New Confirmed Case Of Brucellosis In Park County [in bison herd, elk suspected as source; Park County, Wyoming, USA]
- Robins and wrens: harsh winter hit resident UK birds
- Badger vaccine shows promise for tackling cattle TB [new journal article available here]
- Paleovirology expanded: New virus fragments found in animal genomes
- New prion discovery reveals drug target for mad cow disease and related illnesses
- Polluted air increases obesity risk in young animals
- The electrocuted bird mortality can be reduced up to 70%
- Hawaii admits possible defeat to invasive species, researches "hybrid ecosystem" instead
- The week in wildlife [image gallery]
- Rise in Botetourt Co. rabies cases noted in November [Virginia, USA]
- Lufkin skunk tests positive for rabies [first rabies in skunk since 2003; Lufkin, Texas, USA - Map It ]
